CFWH Research Grants and Awards
Since the early 1900s, women's life expectancy in Canada has more than doubled from around 40 years to 83 years today as a result of, among other things, advances made through health research. Only with the continued support of institutions and individuals focused on women's health research will further advancements be made. Women’s health is an especially important research area because women are the primary caretakers of their families' health. Healthy women means healthy families.
Each year, CFWH issues a call for proposals to medical researchers working in women’s health. The proposals we receive undergo a blind peer review process to ensure that the most outstanding projects are funded. The selected proposals are recognized at a special ceremony during the Annual Clinical Meeting of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.
ALVA Foundation Grant in Neonatal and Newborn Health
The Alva Foundation has established the Alva Foundation Award in Neonatal and Newborn Health at the Canadian Foundation for Women’s Health for an initial three-year period beginning in 2008. The object of the Alva Foundation Award is to advance evidence-based research in paediatric neonatology and maternal fetal medicine. Grants may be awarded in a variety of areas related to maternal and newborn health such as:
- Pre-natal genetic screening
- Breastfeeding
- Supplement and vitamin use during pregnancy
- Gestational diabetes and the fetus
- Prevention of premature labour
- Prevention of birth defects (e.g., spina bifida)
- Substance abuse in pregnancy
- Adolescent gynaecology
- Maternal lifestyles and newborn health
Garfield Weston Foundation Award in Obesity and Reproductive Health
The Garfield Weston Foundation Awards are two grants focusing on projects that advance evidence-based research in pertinent female reproductive health issues. The 2009 Awards are concentrated on the area of obesity and reproductive health.
CIHR Small Health Organizations Partnership Program (SHOPP)
CFWH has partnered with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to jointly-fund one award in health research and training relevant to women’s reproductive health.
The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and CFWH Research Trainee Award
CFWH, in partnership with the MSFHR, co-funds one or more Masters, PhD or post-doctoral students who are conducting research into the area of obstetrics and gynecology in order to better understand and seek new treatment options for women's reproductive health issues.
Fall 2009 Research Trainee Award Recipients
CFWH General Research Grants
The CFWH General Research Grants are awarded to those committed to finding solutions to the reproductive health issues that face women both in Canada and around the world. Open to any area within the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, these grants aim to help make further advancements in women’s health treatment, research, and education.
OB/GYN University Resident Researcher Award
This annual award is presented to one resident researcher in obstetrics and gynaecology at each of Canada’s university teaching hospitals, recognizing outstanding and timely contributions to women’s health research.
The Duchesnay International Elective Fellowships for Obstetrics and Gynaecology Resident
CFWH awards two Duchesnay fellowships every year to resident students in obstetrics and gynaecology who desire to complete an elective in a healthcare center in a developing country. The fellowships cover four to eight weeks, with the amount varying from $2,500CAD to $3,800CAD.
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